Orphan: First Kill (2022) Horror Movie Review
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- čas přidán 9. 06. 2024
- what did you think about Orphan: First Kill?? It's in theaters now and also streaming on Paramount+
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GENERAL REVIEW 00:42
SPOILERS 10:47
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One of the things I loved about the twist is that before that it really felt like they original. The mom seems suspicious of Esther while the father loves her and doesn't suspect a thing. It lulls you into think that's it going to be a retread of the original with a different starting point (adoption vs. finding their missing daughter). Then that twist hits and it just becomes one of the most fun horror movies i've seen recently.
perfect explanation
I absolutely loved it. Esther deserves to be a slasher icon. I wouldn’t mind another movie.
agree the concept is so unsettling and unique!
Duuude, I would love for there to be another movie like maybe one before she gets to the asylum? Like a pre-prequel 😂 I mean, she dies in Orphan so wanting to get a franchise out of this iconic character would be a tad bit difficult unless they wanna go the Jason route and bring her back from the dead 😂
What else could they do? Didnt Esther die in the original Orphan?
@@lastjedi7302 they could either show her act with the VERY first family or the incident at the orphanage (she stabbed a boy in the stomach and the nun seemed very scared of her so probably some other shit went down that we don't know about)
@@lastjedi7302 yes she did die in Orphan but they could make a movie showing her background like showing how she got to the asylum and her reaction when she finds out about her condition in her actual childhood years. I also like the idea of seeing how she acts while in the orphanage but idk how that would work since no one ever really found out about her.
The first movie has a drawing of Esther’s that’s a big mansion and then in ultraviolet light, the house is on fire. The mansion looks exactly like the house in the prequel. She was drawing the fire from this movie.
I haven't seen the first one in a while, I forgot about that!
“The son is a di- , an unlikeable person.” That save made me laugh.
Same 🫣😂
It was so swift and smooth
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this movie was good! at first i felt like we don’t need an Orphan prequel but i was wrong. the plot twist was something i was not expecting at all.
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And your reaction was fantastic, as always!
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Where do I find the movie for free to watch? :(((
@@chainsandsaws have you found out where you can watch it for free?
Isabelle Fuhrman’s acting in ‘Orphan’ never ceases to amaze me; the fact she managed to competently portray a character as complex as Esther, in such a mature role and storyline, is beyond impressive. Retrospectively, it feels like she was such an under-appreciated child actor.
Yes I can’t believe she wasn’t everywhere in the 2010s! I only remember her from Orphan and the Hunger Games and she deserved so much more!
Yeah it’s something about her
Actress* She is a female.
@@englishatheart "Actor" is still considered a gender neutral term, so I was using it in that context - certainly not intending to misgender anyone!
Esther chilling out to "Maniac" totally sent me
Same
same the whole theater laughed
The plot twist was very unexpected and I found myself cheering Esther on. 😂 They did a good job with making her look young too. You can tell the actress is older but she still passed for a young girl.
Except no she doesn't. I looked up her age and was surprised to see she's that much younger than me.
If anything, the fact that she looks older lends to the story and Leena as a character. This is her first time trying to disguise herself as a child, it makes sense that she doesn’t look as childlike as she does a couple years after First Kill. She’s mastered the act by the time she’s at the orphanage, about to be adopted by the first film’s family.
I can look past Isabelle looking older due to this.
They actually didn’t de-age her using cgi. Most of it was child doubles, practical effects, tight camera shots… most of the cast had to wear platform boots in order to be taller than Isabelle Fuhrman.
I vividly remember seeing a tweet about this yet saw two reviews start their first line saying that they did use CGI. But im sure they didn't and was fun seeing them use clever ways to hide it
@@namekirano Yeah they deffo didn’t use cgi to de age her. plus they also used platform boots so she looked smaller too which was cool
@@namekirano They used some cgi, it just wasn’t a full on deepfake on a kids body like Strange Things season 4 did.
she did an interview with entertainment tonight and she talks about how they did it all. it's on youtube
I’m surprised they didn’t use CGI. She’s way older and you can tell. It definitely doesn’t work as a prequel.
I assume you already know lol but in Orphan, they briefly mention that Esther’s “real family” died in a fire. So I already figured that’s how it would end but I was pleasantly surprised when they revealed the twist with the mom and brother. Overall, gave it a 3.5/5 stars!
there's no way i would have ever remembered that if i didn't see your comment!!!
Yeah I totally knew it was going to happen because of the first movie!
Yep I think in the first one her drawings had show the house on fire too
You know, you gave me a new perspective on Isabelle Fuhrman reprising her role when you brought up how she is actually IS a grown woman now and how it makes even more sense for this film than it did in Orphan. So I appreciate that aha.
Omg, do you all not realize how dumb this sounds? No offense, but she is supposed to be able to pass as a child, which she DOES NOT. No one would buy she's a child in this one.
@@englishatheart Oh well. I still liked the movie.
Furhman was so awesome in the first one that you'd have just as many if not more people disappointed if they hadn't cast her in the prequel.
precisely!!
She is the only Esther, no one else. If she wasn't in this one, I absolutely would not watch it. It's all about the originals people. 🙌
Damn it, just Esther WOULD have been such a good title for this. I absolutely adored the twist though. We knew the story of her last family, so I thought it'd be a bit boring just going through all of it, but wow. I think the twist was pretty smart at keeping the movie feeling fresh. I really enjoyed rooting for Esther, she was definitely a hero putting the mom and son down lol. Okay, maybe not a hero, but hey. The ending wassss a little bit lame thought.
Agreed with
Interestingly, the movie title for Orphan in France and Japan was Esther. Maybe they were trying to avoid confusion with the original movie. Even so, they could have called the prequel Esther for most audiences and Esther: First Kill for the Japanese and French audiences...
Movie is great but wish more happened after the twist reveal. The father seduction doesn't work at all in this movie because Esther is his daughter and not adopted as in the first movie. So they kind of tip toe around it. First movie is better and more suspenseful but they do a great job of not making the same movie but with different family. I was pleasantly surprised by this one!
The movie was absolutely amazing! I wanna see another prequel before Saarne Institute. I expected a 2hr plus movie with more about her back story. Showing her find out that she would never grow past her childlike frame I think would've been the breaking point. The title being first kill made me want to see her actual first kill which would've been more than likely years prior
I wish they would’ve stuck with Esther as the title too because then that opens more doors for more prequels. This is a great concept, I would love to see her as an actual child and then reaching puberty but not actually looking like a teenager/adult when she gets there would be an interesting reaction to see. Then she goes to the doctor and is informed of her condition. Even kinda want to see her actual family or at least where she came from. All great ideas if portrayed and executed correctly.
I think they mean first kill in America
I know by the movie what they meant. Her first family kill but I was hoping for different. It was great though. This may leave that door open for more. I would love if they go to the end of the original and look for her body but she's gone. Could make for an awesome sequel also
@@Nightfall_78 but didn’t they say in the beginning she killed another family and that’s why she was in the institute
@@Nightfall_78 there's already alternative ending where Esther putting her make up on when the police arrive
It makes sense because in the original we didn’t know she was a grown woman so we ( audience) see her as a kid. Now that we know her secret. Now we see the adult. They have a franchise in their hands.
The twist absolutely made the movie. It was also strange to find myself sympathizing and rooting for Esther, even though we all knew what would ultimately happen since it is a prequel. Overall, I enjoyed it. I also agree that 'Esther' would have been a better title.
I find that the original has more of a rewatch factor then this one. I just seen It last night, and the twist is what really made the movie.
I really love how both films are winter films ! The thing that I liked the most from this movie is how the production worked with Esther’s height and the whole connection with the first film
I enjoyed it! I kinda wish that the twist would have come earlier so we could have seen more of the dynamic between Esther and the mom and seen more of her being her actual age.
And you’re right they should have kept the original name “Esther”
I loved the mom character she was such a bad @ss but definitely not better then Esther
Ya i wanted to see more of the power dynamic after the twist reveal.
Julia stiles was great in this movie, she killed it.
this is definitely a comfort movie. I was surprised by how much I actually enjoyed it. if they were to do another one I would love it to focus on Esther’s life prior to being in the psychiatric hospital and how did she get to that point. And maybe if they do another one they can call that movie Esther??
I just watched it yesterday on Paramount+ and enjoyed it. It reminded me of the Nicholas Barclay true crime case where a full grown conman took a missing boy's place and pretended to be him, and there were theories that the family knew it wasn't really him but pretended they thought it was because they already knew the real boy was dead.
Knowing how childlike she looked in the first movie, I did have a hard time suspending belief in the prequel because even with de-aging her appearance was definitely that of a grown woman. I still enjoyed this movie, but my mind kept wandering to the fact that she didn't look like a child.
The plot twist was amazing, I wasn't expecting that .
Only complaint is it should’ve been 30-45 minutes longer. The ending felt rushed a tad when there was more to get into. Will say the BEST horror prequel of all time.
Plus, we want to see ester and ms. Styles try to kill each other for longer.
I had my preservations when I heard this movie was going to be a prequel. In the horror community we can't really say we have the best track record in terms of horror prequels.
So I went in expecting it to be generic, I thought Esther was just going to infiltrate this family pretending to be their missing daughter. I thought she'd manipulate the mother, seduce the father and then kill them all in the end, and end up in the orphanage.
But as the movie went on I found it really enjoyable, and the twist really solidified it for me. I'm glad that this movie was made, and I'd be happy to see another movie, maybe in the form of Esther going to another family before the events of Orphan (2009), OR, even before she ends up at the Institute in the first place.
Well done to everyone that worked on this movie, and especially Isabelle Fuhrman. Esther is now officially a slasher icon
I too had some Preservatives!
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I'm glad to hear they did some CGI de-aging in this film.
It worked well for The Irishman.
I would riot if they chose someone other than Isabelle Fuhrman to play Esther.
same she will always be Esther
I don’t recall the directors saying anything about using CGi to de-age Isabelle Furhman that they just made everyone taller or used ramps. All of that was practical No cgi whatsoever
@@Ghostface1998 oh well. I'm just glad that they didn't recast the role.
She looked old! It was laughable she would pass for a 10/11 yr old w her face
@@brandylusicic8426 she’s 25… that’s not old
I watched it Friday night and absolutely loved it! I love it as much as the first. I watched it again last night, and it was fun picking up on some of the subtle hints regarding the twist that I missed the first time around. My dad watched it with me last night (his first time seeing it), and he loved it too.
I almost lost my mind when I heard Evil by Interpol (the song is actually based on Fred and Rosemary West). It was a nice bit of foreshadowing.
Great point about her really being a grown woman pretending to be a child vs. the opposite from the first one. I hadn’t thought about it that way. I am going to check it out. 😊
I absolutely loved it with the halfway twist and how the two evils for obvious reasons collided in away u kinda want to cheer for Esther but then I remember it’s a prequel and u know what’s coming for the family
for me this is the only case where i prefer prequel over the original
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Loved it! Did not see the twist coming at all. Julia Stiles did an amazing job! So nice to see her in a movie again! Did not expect to like this as much as I did!
"She's a maniac, MANIAC on the flooorrrr..."🎵🎶🔥
Even though I kinda saw the twist coming with this one, they pulled it off pretty good and it was unintentionally funny at points cuz they're both trying to outwit each other also whenever Esther messed up being a child and her reaction on messing up. I actually really like Esther in this one, maybe cuz they made her almost the "hero" cuz of what is revealed. I really like cinematography too ,same person who did 'Possessor which has that "comfy" feeling to it, funny that you said it was comfy cuz at one point in the movie I was like " this movie is oddly relaxing to watch " lmao
Actually the "The Story of Love" song, is a song Esther sings at the Alternate ending of the movie. So I loved the fact that she listens to this song in the movie.
i didn't like it as much as the first one but i love that they fully committed to isabelle fuhrman as a grown adult still playing esther. lots of fun camera tricks and, like you said, wardrobe choices to work around that. i thought that was pretty neat.
The soundtrack is called the glory of love & Esther/Leena used to sing it in the first movie
The writers could've tried harder, that was my biggest problem with the film
In France the title is actually Esther 2 ! I'll be seeing it on Tuesday, so I rewatched Orphan the other night to refresh my memory. It definitely was not as good as I remembered it being, so I'm tempering my expectations for this one, but I'm hoping I can just turn my brain off and have a fun time.
I loved this one way more than the first. Very much so worth the wait but I do agree that Esther would’ve been a more hard hitting title especially since the dead daughter was called Esther as well. Julia stiles did such a great job in this film also I did not expect her to play a role like this so well
I thought it made perfect sense that she looked more grown up in the prequel also because this was the first time she went with a family and tried to make herself look like their daughter, I took it as if she got better and perfected her disguise in the first movie 🙌
Also the fire and the way her family dies is mentioned in the first movie and we see a painting of hers with the house burning in her room so that's really cool that we got to see it in this one.
A worthy sequel. Esther is still creepy as hell! All the practical effects and camera tricks they used to make her look like a child all these years since the original was extremely well done. The twist in this was great.
I’ve been waiting for this review!!!
Was so excited when I heard about this coming out, Orphan was my first horror movie
I flippin loved the twist!! Loved Julia Styles for the same reason. I watched it then restarted and watched it again just to focus on Julia styles knowing what was to come. Definitely one of my new “background” movies.
I LOVED this movie! I watched Orphan for the first time yesterday and First Kill today. The twists are wild and they’re so well made! I’ll be rewatching both many times.
omg i was waiting to hear what you thought about it! i loved it! definitely a cozy rewatch movie for me!
I loved it and I wish they make more prequels because Esther/Leena is such a complex and interesting character
I'm glad people like it since Esther/Leena is an interesting character, but I just felt indifferent to this. I wish they had given more time to the bitch-off between Esther and Julia Stiles' character which was by far the most interesting aspect of the film.
I would like a prequel about the real "first kill" she did (refered to by the photos in this and the original), although I guess it will be difficult not to hate her then, especially considering what is implied.
I love this movie. I really loved the first one and I really liked this one as well. I think Esther is a better fit for a title as well. I whole heartedly believe that the brother killed real Esther on purpose because of what he said to impostor Esther. That he was gonna put her in the same hole he put his sister in.
I just watched this film the one part that got everyone was the moment that the mum fell from the roof the whole audience gasped, no one expected her to die like that and it was such a tense moment as well.
I really enjoyed the film tbh and it was a good prequel to the original film.
Me and my bestie did not see the twist coming at all we were shook!
Wasn't predictable at all. Anyone who likes intense movies/thrillers watch this movie.
I very much enjoyed this movie!! Though, a few questions I'm curious about if anyone managed to figure out or if they're plot holes: How would Esther know about the bird at all, let alone their name? Also, does that mean the original Esther used to go to therapy? Does original Esther's attendance to therapy somehow correlate to her death- maybe Gunner was abusing her or something?
i watched it yesterday in theaters and absolutely loved it! another amazing plot twist!
I also prefer the Esther title but I see and understand that they wanted to make a more stronger tie to the first one considering it's been thirteen years.
I liked the new orphan! I liked the way it ended even though it was predictable. In the first movie she has a painting of a house that is on fire under the uv light so I was glad to see they brought that back.
i loved that picture of everyone wearing those herman munster-esque platform shoes it made me laugh so hard
I actually really loved the movie and Esther/Leena has always been my favorite horror character and her actress did amazing even though she was 23. Maybe one day, we’ll get something that will show how Esther became the way she is.
I loved this video because I thought I forgot my glasses but I don't wear glasses Lol I love you Sarah 😊💜
I watched this film almost when it came out, I specifically went to the cinema to watch it and I liked it, but the first one was more scary, but the second part did not show itself badly enough. If that the first song is called Evil by Interpol😉
Having a soft spot for early 2000's horror, I thought this was right up my alley including the choice they made with the color grading. I found it more fun than the first actually, and thought all the clever ways they tried to hide her age (including the obvious ones) were actually neat. Felt the heart that went into this and its definitely a film ill be thinking about. So glad they put this in theatres in the UK, I was disappointed when I had initially thought I would need to see it on streaming.
this movie was SO good! i watched it last night with medium expectations since i adore the first one so much & i loved every second of it :) it was so fun as well they made it so perfect for what it was :D
I wish we saw Esther childhood with her abusive father , as well as the first family we saw as apparently this isnt the first time Esther does this as the beginning would tell you as well as the boys with scissors.
As why couldn't this be the family that was in the picture of her last family during the secreat scene in the first movie
My biggest qualms were that we obviously knew she’d win with it being a prequel, but it would’ve been more justified had it shown how she ended up even in the asylum to begin with to me. Hopefully the potential 3rd does that for us. Alongside that, the house burning down scene to me was clearly a cardboard cut out house, and when I looked it up it was exactly that. Other than that I was honestly really happy with it. Very hard to do a prequel well, so well done to them. Especially Isabelle and Julia! Their dynamic was really fun to watch.
Is it odd that sense I seen orphan the first time at like 9 that was my comfort scary movie and I could recite it line from line and to this day was still my favorite to a point my mom was concerned and this movie was so exiting for me something i never knew we’d get lmao. And I def was rooting for Esther in this one 😂😭
Great review. I personally think it would have been interesting to have like an actual origin story for Esther.
The only thing that bugged me was that in the original, the man at the Saarne Institute was aware of her killing the family and burning down the house. How did he know this? Are we to assume there were more families between this and that's how they caught on? Just a little plot hole that I noticed, but otherwise, movie was great! Orphan is one of my favs so I was excited about this!
they’re was a family before that one in first kill i remember them saying. but i assume in the first one they kinda traced it all back after realising cuz they’d have paperwork on her. i’m guessing
I thought it was the nun at the orphanage who told the family about the house fire? I remember it being “the Sullivan house fire”.
@@cnp5336 i’m pretty sure in the first one someone had a call with that man and he explained it
Before the twist I kept thinking that it would have made more sense if Ester just said the time away made her memory cloudy and that's why she kept being wrong about finer details
It wasn't as good as the first one, but I enjoyed it Esther was good in her performance, including Julie styles, but I wasn't expecting that twist
Agreed with you as I usually do. Another thing I picked up on was in the beginning when she was watching Shirley Temple, she clearly picked up on that speech pattern for the first movie. Especially noticed it with how Shirley said “daddy”.
Have you watched The Void? Would love your analysis.
Tbh I loved it just as much as the first one. Its so different. I feel like it's rare we see this whole 2 evils against eachother thing. Esther is easily one of my fav slasher icons. Would love an Orphan: Origins movie
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love the random big brother shoutouts
also, any plans on posting your thoughts on this season of big brother? 😍🙌
We know about the fire from the first film, the Estonian Dr tells the mum. Fire is a handy closer in horror films so I dont mind it, but yeah it's not a surprise when something sparks up now, might be nice to subvert it somehow
Have you reviewed The Owners? It's on Hulu. I just watched it and I'm not sure how I feel about it.
They even mentioned in the original that Esther’s original family died in a house fire. Predictable since the prequel was announced haha. Besides that I enjoyed seeing Esther on the big screen again after so many years and definitely have to watch the original again. Some of the cgi during the roof and fire sequence felt so flat and cheap looking but I enjoyed it nonetheless. Also the poor mother had to fall 2 stories on her back in both the Omen and this movie, legend.
Well, we already knew the fire was the end because in Orphan 1 they tell us that her family perished in a house fire and she was the only survivor
I think ORPHAN was the most underrated movie since THE THING. I’m looking forward to seeing the prequel, though I agree that ESTHER would have been a better title.
No ORPHAN-related movie would be worth watching without Isabelle Fuhrman. Good to see Julia Stiles in a major movie again as well.
The Thing 2011 was amazing in my opinion
Cannot wait for your Fall review. Loved it, but I feel like it’s not getting a lot of attention.
I watched it on streaming yesterday. I enjoyed it. Great review
*I do no not believe in the glorification of murder but I do believe in the empowerment of women*
At first, I was thinking this is going to be the same thing we already watch but earlier in the timeline. Then the twist happens, and it was a pleasant surprise.
the blur in this video is actually an artistic choice
am i crazy or is that mother/ son twist from an episode of law and order SVU LMAO
Esther actually is the name of the first movie here in France, and probably in Europe as well.
Might be why they decided to go with Orphan: First Kill
both movies give me The Good Son vibes more 1st kill then orphan with the well and fall scene. and i loved that. It was a solid movie and i did end up feeling bad for ester half way thru!!!! lots of cool easter eggs tooo.
I agree that Esther would've been a better title. But I do remember watching orphan as a kid and loved it as much as this one
The plot twist was great and totally unexpected. Also, as a Mom I cannot eat food while I watch horror movies anymore. It’s very odd. So, watch out for that possible change too. ;)
I would love to see a pre prequel and see her time as an actual child, her origins, parents, her reaction to the condition, her actual first kill. Instead of sequels, make prequels. That would be an interesting direction
Suspenseful thriller with a twist. At one point you feel bad for Ether on how the family plotted vengeance on her. We all knew how the film was going to end. That's the thing with presequal's
As soon as the twist was revealed, the first thing that came to mind was the parallels to the Jonbennet Ramsay case. And I agree with you-it's a comfy movie 😅 It's safe trigger-wise, it's at this point a nostalgic movie, and the humor isn't obnoxious (which is usually the case for me with humor in horror movies).
I am curious about this one. Loved the original back in the day.
Honestly I liked this movie a lot. As a fan of the first one it did what needed to be done. I wished they would had let Tricia live since her character was my favorite. It would had made for a nice actual sequel since they want to make it a franchise.
I do agree about the title. The beginning of the movie it's implied she killed a family before she was in the institution so that's technically her first kill & if they do another movie they can do that story so I believe the movie should have been called Orphan : Esther
wasn’t the fire revealed in the first one in her paintings?